[SOLVED] Proxmox install freezing issues

[gnomechompskii]

Sorry if this is a question asked many times on here. I am very new and very lost. Is Proxmox 6.1 VE compatible with a Supermicro X11SSM-F board? I am having a heck of a time trying to get proxmox installed on it and I am wondering if that is causing my problem.

Thanks.

 

[t.lamprecht]

Hi,

we have quite a few supermicro boards here in out test lab and installed PVE on them pretty often.

What's your specific problem and through which medium do you try to install PVE?
I've got USB pen drive, IPMI virtual media and IPMI samba mount working OK here.

 

[gnomechompskii]

Hello, thank you for such a quick response! I was looking on the OS compatibility for that motherboard and I couldn't see anything regarding Debian OR Ubuntu support.

I also run into this while trying to install: https://imgur.com/a/DxNzESY

 

[gnomechompskii]

Sorry I missed your original question. I am installing off a Sandisk USB 2.0 which I burned with Etcher. I had to switch from Rufus because i couldnt even get Proxmox to load when burned.

 

[t.lamprecht]

Are you sure your downloaded ISO isn't corrupt? The error you get would make sense with file corruption..

Ensure the SHA256SUM matches the one from https://download.proxmox.com/iso
95434b81cf74fdb5f8ac3e341c55293e10dafd1a75d1be45668ccb25f7d3c93c proxmox-ve_6.1-1.iso

 

[gnomechompskii]

Yes, I have checked now and the SAH256SUM is the same as the one from the website and the one you provided.

 

[t.lamprecht]

OK, the next suspicious thing could be the pen drive itself, sandisk usb 2.0 sounds like it's not the newest, maybe it has some issues?

As the error you posted is really weird, and we did not really got reported anything like that - which would exclude a general basic error, as that would show more often.

 

[gnomechompskii]

Okay so I tried another stick...and as soon as I get to the install button, I hit ctrl+alt+f2 to view what is going on and for 2 separate installs with the same information, it fails at two different spots...

https://imgur.com/a/0fiGdNK

 

[gnomechompskii]

The new usb stick was a Sandisk 3.0 if that matters.

 

[t.lamprecht]

This sounds a bit like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1788817 but that should be fixed since quite a bit..

Can you try to edit the kernel command line on booting the ISO, i.e., boot to GRUB, then hit the e key, there go to the line starting with "linux", delete the "quiet" and "splash=silent", if any, and add nomodeset xdriver=vesa brokenmodules=ast to that same line. Once done hit CTRL+X (or F10) to boot.

 

[gnomechompskii]

After adding those edits, this is the result. I did not abort it myself.

https://imgur.com/a/UjyQLhq

 

[gnomechompskii]

Update, although not a good one. I decided to update the bios and clear the cmos. Still the same error as above. However, when installing just to a single SSD not in ZFSRAID1, I get a different error.

https://imgur.com/a/zuMyyxM

 

[t.lamprecht]

However, when installing just to a single SSD not in ZFSRAID1, I get a different error.

Again a corrupt data stream, that clearly shows some HW issue, it either could be:
* memory (RAM) broken - try to run memtest
* another broken USB pen drive

Those all similar errors but in different places, all related to some file corruptness really targets the memory, IMO...

 

[gnomechompskii]

Update: I got proxmox installed without a hitch this time! Thank you for all your work, I could not have figured out the problem without you. It WAS a ram issue. That mem test made that VERY clear. 70k+ red errors instantly lol. My board is designed for ECC ram when I mistakenly had purchased Non-ECC ram. I am surprised the machine even booted and posted with incorrect ram, but I guess today I learned something new. Thank you again!!

 

[t.lamprecht]

Great that you solved it, RAM issues are the worst as they get one such unpredictable weird issues..

 

[darkogav]

Hi,

we have quite a few supermicro boards here in out test lab and installed PVE on them pretty often.

What's your specific problem and through which medium do you try to install PVE?
I've got USB pen drive, IPMI virtual media and IPMI samba mount working OK here.

Hi, is there any chance you can post what motherboards and models of SuperMicro parts you have tested and confirmed working?

 

[t.lamprecht]

Hi, is there any chance you can post what motherboards and models of SuperMicro parts you have tested and confirmed working?

Hi, as we base off the Ubuntu Kernel you normally can re-use their certified HW list:

https://certification.ubuntu.com/server/models?vendors=Supermicro
https://certification.ubuntu.com/server